1983 Idaho State Bengals football team
| 1983 Idaho State Bengals football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | ASISU Minidome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nevada* $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Idaho State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bengals were led by first-year head coach Jim Koetter and played home games at the ASISU MiniDome (now Holt Arena), an indoor venue on campus in Pocatello, Idaho.
After a disappointing season as defending national champions in 1982, the Bengals regrouped and went 8–3 overall in the regular season (5–2 in Big Sky, second). Led by senior quarterback Paul Peterson, Idaho State hosted the first round of the 12-team I-AA playoffs,[1][2] but lost to conference champion Nevada by seven points and finished at 8–4.[3]
Koetter was promoted to head coach in early June after Dave Kragthorpe left to become athletic director at his alma mater, Utah State in Logan.[4][5][6][7] Later that month, quarterback Peterson had knee surgery.[8]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at UTEP* | W 12–10 | 20,193 | [9] | ||
| September 17 | Eastern Washington* | W 20–13 | ||||
| September 24 | No. 11 Idaho | No. 13 |
| W 41–31 | 12,983 | [10] |
| October 1 | at Nevada | No. 8 | L 7–23 | 9,324 | ||
| October 8 | Montana State | No. 14 |
| W 26–3 | ||
| October 15 | Northern Arizona | No. 13 |
| W 42–24 | 9,545 | [11] |
| October 22 | at Cal Poly* | No. 9 | L 37–44 | 5,262 | [12] | |
| October 29 | Cal State Fullerton* | No. 15 |
| W 43–10 | 8,215 | [13] |
| November 5 | at Boise State | No. 9 | L 20–32 | 20,477 | ||
| November 12 | Weber State | No. 19 |
| W 38–32 | ||
| November 19 | at Montana | No. 17 | W 31–17 | 5,755 | [14] | |
| November 26 | No. 11 Nevada* | No. 12 |
| L 20–27 | 10,333 | [3] |
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References
[edit]- ^ Stalwick, Howie (November 21, 1983). "Nevada-Reno, Idaho State in playoffs; Vandals are out". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C2.
- ^ "Reno, Idaho State open national playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1983. p. 5B.
- ^ a b "Nevada-Reno downs Idaho State in playoffs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 27, 1983. p. 2B.
- ^ "...Koetter take over as ISU head mentor". Great Falls Tribune. (Montana). Associated Press. June 4, 1983. p. 17. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Transactions: College". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). June 4, 1983. p. 13.
- ^ "ISU searching for two football assistants". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 28, 1983. p. 2C.
- ^ Sorensen, Mike (June 4, 1983). "Kragthorpe's back at his alma mater". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
- ^ "Bengals' Peterson undergoes surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 28, 1983. p. 2C.
- ^ "Idaho State edges UTEP". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1983. p. 3B.
- ^ Stalwick, Howie (September 26, 1983). "McMonigle can't celebrate record". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- ^ "Bengals Maul 'Jacks In 42-24 ISU Victory". Arizona Daily Sun. October 16, 1983. p. 10.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ John Weyler (October 30, 1983). "Fullerton's Magic Fails in 43-10 Beating by Idaho State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU tops Montana, for second". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1983. p. 3C.
